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U.N. Inspectors Visit Once-Secret Iranian Site

Oct. 25, 2009
U.N. inspectors Sunday entered a uranium enrichment facility with bunker-like construction and heavy military protection that raised Western suspicions about the extent and intent of Iran's nuclear program.
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